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Reviewer: VirginiaMouse, 25-34 Female on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)

Effectiveness

Current Rating: 5

Ease of Use

Current Rating: 5

Satisfaction

Current Rating: 5

Comment: I've been on Camrese for about 6 months, so I feel that's enough time to figure out if it's a good fit for me. I was on regular monthly birth control for many years, then off the pill for about a year and a half. When I decided to go back on the pill, I asked my doctor about the 3-months cycle pill like Seasonique, and she suggested Camrese.
I was hesitant to take a generic because wh
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Comment:I've been on Camrese for about 6 months, so I feel that's enough time to figure out if it's a good fit for me. I was on regular monthly birth control for many years, then off the pill for about a year and a half. When I decided to go back on the pill, I asked my doctor about the 3-months cycle pill like Seasonique, and she suggested Camrese.
I was hesitant to take a generic because when I tried the generic version of my old pill, I had a lot of spotting, and I was warned about the spotting with Camrese.
Luckily, I have had almost no side-effects commonly associated with Camrese. No bloating, almost no spotting (very little a few times a month, not even enough to get a "light days" pad), no acne. One side-effect I do experience is breast tenderness. It gets progressively worse as the pack get closer to the 3 months mark, then goes away during the yellow pill/period week, and starts over on the new pack.
As far as benefits, well it's been en effective form of pregnancy prevention. It cleared up my back acne (which I got after going off my old pill). My periods are very light. All this is comparable to my old birth control (Ortho Novum), except I get my period once every 3 months, which is convenient for me.Hide Full Comment

Comment: It was going well the first 2 pack. Started the 3rd one and I felt bloated, pain in my lower belly and back. Im stopping the pill right now, I had 2 more weeks to go but I don't see what else can cause those symptoms plus a 10 lbs weight gain. I'm a personal trainer so I can tell u, my diet and training regiment are on point. I'm very disappointed. I like the fact to have 4 period a ye
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Comment:It was going well the first 2 pack. Started the 3rd one and I felt bloated, pain in my lower belly and back. Im stopping the pill right now, I had 2 more weeks to go but I don't see what else can cause those symptoms plus a 10 lbs weight gain. I'm a personal trainer so I can tell u, my diet and training regiment are on point. I'm very disappointed. I like the fact to have 4 period a year but I rather having it every month then suffering from belly pain constantly like I was to get my period any day. Hide Full Comment

Reviewer: I hate the pill, 19-24 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

Effectiveness

Current Rating: 4

Ease of Use

Current Rating: 4

Satisfaction

Current Rating: 1

Comment: I have been taking Camrese for almost 3 months & I'm not happy. At all. I've been on worse pills, but this is still pretty unbearable. I have become depressed while taking this, to the point where I cry myself to sleep and want to remain in bed all day. Sometimes I go a week without a shower because of how bad the depression has gotten. Also for the past month, I have been bleeding non
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Comment:I have been taking Camrese for almost 3 months & I'm not happy. At all. I've been on worse pills, but this is still pretty unbearable. I have become depressed while taking this, to the point where I cry myself to sleep and want to remain in bed all day. Sometimes I go a week without a shower because of how bad the depression has gotten. Also for the past month, I have been bleeding non stop. Ranging from light spotting to a regular flow like a period. It's ridiculous and it also comes with abdominal cramps and back pain! Another uncomfortable side effect...I'm having trouble getting wet, even though I am head over heels in love with my boyfriend and there is always an ample amount of foreplay. I'm way too young for this shit! I've never had this problem before. Luckily my boyfriend is understanding and doesn't just rush into it. Surprisingly, the pill itself and the bleeding have not lowered my sex drive. And I'm not pregnant, which is good. But Camrese really is awful. I will be switching to the Nexplanon implant soon but I wanted to share my experience. Hide Full Comment

Comment: I would not recommend this pill for anyone who already has depression. It made everything worse and now I have severe anxiety. It did its job, I'm not pregnant. But I do have my period early by one week. The only positive things that happened that I never spotted and period symptoms are better, and a period every three months is nice. However, there are far too many cons than pros and overall
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Comment:I would not recommend this pill for anyone who already has depression. It made everything worse and now I have severe anxiety. It did its job, I'm not pregnant. But I do have my period early by one week. The only positive things that happened that I never spotted and period symptoms are better, and a period every three months is nice. However, there are far too many cons than pros and overall a terrible pill. Take in consideration of the immense hormone change and if you feel your body isn't up to that, trust that and look for another pill or form of contraception that best suits you.Hide Full Comment

Comment: Started out great. The first 6 weeks I had no spotting at all. However, I did have extreme breast tenderness for almost 2 months!!! The start of the 7th week I've had a period/spotting for a total of 28/30 days!! It just won't stop!!! I finally gave up and switched back to my monthly birth control. I couldn't take it anymore. I knew that there was going to be spotting, but for t
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Comment:Started out great. The first 6 weeks I had no spotting at all. However, I did have extreme breast tenderness for almost 2 months!!! The start of the 7th week I've had a period/spotting for a total of 28/30 days!! It just won't stop!!! I finally gave up and switched back to my monthly birth control. I couldn't take it anymore. I knew that there was going to be spotting, but for that long is absolutely ridiculous!! Other than the spotting and breast tenderness things were fine. No extra mood swings or sadness but, I would not recommend this birth control! Hide Full Comment

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